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Miami Herald News

TotalBank has named Francisco Garcia-Nieto as director of
international personal banking. He has also served as executive vice president
for the bank and he will continue to oversee the bank’s project management
department. He joined TotalBank in 2010 from Banco Popular Espanol in Madrid,
Spain.

The Norton Museum of Art has named Holly Davis as deputy
director of development. Before joining Norton, she was assistant dean for
development at the University of Miami’s College of Arts and Sciences. She has
also served as chief development officer at the School of Management at George
Mason University in Virginia.

LEO A DALY has named Cheri Pavlik as director of business
development for the firm’s West Palm Beach and Miami offices. She has more than
25 years of experience in construction, real estate development, project
planning and interior design. Before joining the firm, she was director of
business development for Hedrick Brothers Construction and vice president of
planning and operations for Allied Capital and Development.

Past experience: Served as national bank examiner in the
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency at the U.S. Department of Treasury.
Worked as chief lending officer at Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A., in
New York City. Served as commercial lending officer at National Westminster
Bank, N.A., in New Jersey.

What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?: “In this business, a ‘trust, but
verify’ approach ensures integrity and reputation sustainability.”

Joseph Houghton has been named vice president of training
and flight operations support at Airbus Americas. He has been involved in
commercial aviation for 30 years. Most recently, he served as vice president of
flight operations and director of operations at Spirit Airlines.

Eric Dosal is returning to BrightGauge Software as CEO. He
has more than 13 years of experience starting, developing and optimizing
family-owned and –operated IT businesses. He co-founded the company with his
brother in 2010. He has also served as president and CEO of Compuquip
Technologies.

Bryan Lanz has joined Worldwide Properties as a realtor
associate in the luxury residential division. He recently passed his Florida
real estate license exam. Before, he worked as a hairstylist for more than 20
years in Chicago.

Dean Warhaft has been named vice president and development
coordinator at Florida East Coast Realty. He started working with the company
in 2004 as a contract professional on development projects. He was later
promoted to development officer and assistant general counsel in 2011.

McCraney Property Company has promoted James Marvel to
senior vice president of operations. He previously served as chief financial
officer. He has more than 18 years of experience in real estate finance. He has
been with the company for more than seven years.

The Conroy Martinez group has named Patricia Vila as senior
account executive. She has 20 years of experience in public relations, news and
marketing. Before joining the firm, she served as the marketing director for
Chapman Partnership for six years.